[Chas]

Richard,

It's great when one has stock on hand. I have been collecting/sorting new/used radio parts for more than 60 years. unfortunately, that takes up a lot of room and one actually does waste a lot of time sorting and even spending money for storage materials...

The 20ga is fine for hookup. Only when there is a number of filament connections does the wire size become important. I am also a fan of solid wire as it stays in place.

I have not bought single conductor replica textile covered wire as yet. I really do not know of a vendor either.

I have heard stories of the replica wire many years ago offered by a vendor of which the textile braid was not sealed to the PVC, it would unravel when stripped.

I missed an ARF classified sale last week from a member who had some surplus textile covered wire. This looked like new manufacture and by appearance alone it looked like good quality.

https://www.antiqueradios.com/forums/vie...p?t=437177

Might inquire with Jim Dutridge as to quality...

Some 20 ya when I was still working, I specified reels of Alpha hookup wire. All 100' spools, all EIA color, 20ga and 22ga both solid & stranded for company projects. I got 600 volt in the solid it was the same O.D. as the old rubber covered wire. It was awfully expensive, averaging some $30/spool. The order was in excess of $1200... Yes, I took some lengths home to re-wire both a Zenith and an RCA for a friend, nice stuff to work with and I kept to the color scheme too.

Quality wire will, strip cleanly, tin and solder no problem, no retraction of the PVC core on tight bends from solder heat.

Let us know what happens...

Chas